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The Mighty Eighth - Sunday, 14 February 1943

 

SUNDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force)
VIII Bomber Command Mission 34: The 1st Bombardment Wing dispatches 74
B-17s against the Hamm, Germany marshalling yards. The mission is
cancelled due to weather and the aircraft are recalled before they pass the
European coast. We claim 1 enemy aircraft destroyed; 1 B-17 is damaged.
Spitfire Mk Vs of the 4th Fighter Group fly 18 uneventful sorties on
shipping patrols.


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